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11 changes: 6 additions & 5 deletions docs/reference/indices/flush.asciidoc
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== Flush

The flush API allows to flush one or more indices through an API. The
flush process of an index basically frees memory from the index by
flushing data to the index storage and clearing the internal
<<index-modules-translog,transaction log>>. By
default, Elasticsearch uses memory heuristics in order to automatically
trigger flush operations as required in order to clear memory.
flush process of an index makes sure that any data that is currently only
persisted in the <<index-modules-translog,transaction log>> is also permanently
persisted in Lucene. This reduces recovery times as that data doesn't need to be
reindexed from the transaction logs after the Lucene indexed is opened. By
default, Elasticsearch uses heuristics in order to automatically
trigger flushes as required. It is rare for users to need to call the API directly.

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